Stones, bottles thrown as pro-, anti-Russian protesters clash in Crimea

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Stones, bottles thrown as pro-, anti-Russian protesters clash in Crimea
Published time: February 26, 2014 11:12
Edited time: February 27, 2014 04:30
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Participants in a rally in front of the Crimea's Supreme Council building in Simferopol (RIA Novosti / Taras Litvinenko)
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Bottles, stones and flags flew in the air as thousands of pro- and anti-Russian demonstrators clashed in front of the parliament building in Simferopol, the capital of Ukraine's autonomous Crimea Region.
Tension between the rival groups rallying next to one another intensified after hours of demonstrating, with people wielding Russian, Ukrainian, Crimean and Crimean Tatar flags getting involved in clashes. Demonstrators slammed each other with flags and threw stones as leaders on both sides urged their followers to avoid provocations.
On Wednesday evening, local MP Mustafa Dzhemilev said that during the clashes two people died - a man of a heart attack and a woman who was trampled by the crowd.
At least 30 people have been injured in the clashes, six of whom were hospitalized, the Crimean Health Ministry reported. Three of them remain in severe state while the other three suffered moderate injuries. Most people were admitted with head and abdominal injuries.

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